CVS is rolling out a series of changes aimed at addressing the nation's opioid crisis.

CVS is taking steps to combat the "rapidly growing epidemic of opioid addiction and misuse" by putting new restrictions on prescription painkillers. In a Health Affairs blog post, CVS officials estimated that 61 people at a company of 100,000 employees would avoid becoming addicted to opioids in a given year if those guidelines were followed. CVS will also limit patients with chronic pain to a maximum daily dose of 90 morphine milligram equivalents.

Starting in February, the chain's new policy will put a 7-day limit on the supply of certain prescriptions for patients who are new to opioid therapy.

CVS will instruct pharmacists to contact doctors when they encounter prescriptions that appear to offer more medication than would be deemed necessary for a patient's recovery.

Increasingly, heroin and the illicit use of synthetic opioids like fentanyl are responsible for fatal opioid overdoses, but many cases of addiction begin with prescription painkillers.

The company also plans to strengthen its disposal collection program with the addition of kiosks at pharmacies.

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